Olmesdahl Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Olmesdahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olmesdahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Germany941:856,44161,781
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941

Olmesdahl Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Olmesdahl Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Olmesdahl is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Olmesdahl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmesdahl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Olmesdahl reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Olmesdahl is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa Olmesdahl is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Olmesdahl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olmesdahl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.36% more than the national average, earning R 461,880 per year and in United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmedahl89119/
Olmedal888/
Holmesdale847/
Holmedal82644/
Olmsteahl780/
Almedal75139/
Elmsdal751/
Halmedal7112/
Olmsteal711/
Almstahl711/
Elmstahl711/
Almosdhal671/
Elmas Dal671/
Elmezdali671/
Almaidal591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olmesdahl
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